2022 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Nevada (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Nevada, there were 1,883 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,075 and $15,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Nevada (With Aid)

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$5,806 Average Net Price

$34,309 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada For Those Getting Aid list. College of Southern Nevada is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 982 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of Southern Nevada is $5,806 for nevada liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Full CSN Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#2

Truckee Meadows Community College

Reno, Nevada

#3 in overall quality

$9,348 Average Net Price

$41,160 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truckee Meadows Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada For Those Getting Aid list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 387 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Truckee Meadows Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada” list. The yearly cost to attend Truckee Meadows Community College is $9,348 for nevada liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Truckee Meadows Community College

#3

Great Basin College

Elko, Nevada

#5 in overall quality

$7,437 Average Net Price

$70,900 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Great Basin College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada For Those Getting Aid. Great Basin College is a small school located in Elko, Nevada that handed out 79 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Great Basin College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada” list. The estimated yearly cost for Great Basin College is $7,437 for Nevada Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

Full Great Basin College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#4

Western Nevada College

Carson City, Nevada

#4 in overall quality

$10,819 Average Net Price

$27,000 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Carson City, Nevada, and it awarded 386 ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

WNC also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Western Nevada College is $10,819 for Nevada Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Western Nevada College

#5

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$15,081 Average Net Price

$41,025 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada For Those Getting Aid. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

UNR also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Nevada” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UNR is $15,081 for Nevada Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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